Heating market emerging, but needs policy support
In the Balkan countries and in Turkey the energy policy is focused on fossil and nuclear energy sources rather than on renewables, says Heinz Kopetz, president of the World Bioenergy Association (WBA)
VIP regional agency took part in Vienna finance forum
Vojvodina Investment Promotion, Serbia’s autonomous province’s agency, participated in Amstad Global’s conference Project Finance in Renewable Energy 2015 and said it presented potentials for investment and legal framework. Numerous companies from Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Poland and other countries took part in the event, as did the representatives of the European Renewable Energy Federation and […]
Campania’s firms at EnergyMed eye Albania investment
EnergyMed fair in Naples hosted dozens of operators from Mediterranean countries and China to help the introduction of Italian technology overseas. “We have worked on relations with several firms from Campania,” Erlet Shaqe, president of the Albanian energy association, told ANSAmed.info. The most interesting projects that could be developed include the system of conversion of […]
Feasibility Study Conclusions on a Regional 400 kV Electricity Interconnection
The Feasibility Study for the 400 kV Interconnection between Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina has recently been completed, with the cooperation of the electricity system operators in all three countries (EMS, CGES, NOS and Elektroprenos) and the financial support of the European Commission under the WBIF Infrastructure Projects Facility, as well as that of […]
EBRD: Outages, inefficiency rank high in business challenges
Though some improvements have taken place, electricity issues remained the most severe obstacle for firms in Albania, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank Group said in the summary of fifth Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (Beeps). The report covers countries in the transition region of Central, Eastern and […]
Smart grids could be Europe’s shale gas
Infrastructure for balancing intermittent solar and wind energy with flexible power demand could do for Europe what shale gas has done for the United States, European Commission Vice President Maroš Šefčovič said on April 2, EurActiv.com and Reuters reported. Smart grids are crucial for EU single energy market plans as they could integrate more renewables […]
Bogdan Balaci: Connected lighting, future of the industry
While these days modern lighting is equivalent to using LED equipment, the technology developments achieved in recent years have brought this concept a step forward: to ’connected lighting’, the future in this industry, according to Bogdan Balaci, Commercial Leader of Philips Lighting for SEE, who presented the company’s innovations in this area, during a media […]
Renewables alter market game
More energy generated at the distribution level, from renewable sources, is requiring a system overhaul in operation and regulation, says Janez Kopač, Director of Energy Community Secretariat. Balkan Green Energy News asked the Director of Energy Community Secretariat about the organization’s stance on the Energy Union, the members’ progress towards common goals, electricity pricing and red […]
